A Comparison of Orthogenic Backward Children and Regular Grade Children at the Six Year Performance Level

A question which is frequently put to members of the Division of Special Education of The Board of Public Education, School District of Philadelphia, by visiting psychologists and educators is an inquiry as to how placement of children in Orthogenic Backward Classes, i.e., classes for the education of children who can not function adequately in the regular classes, is determined. All too frequently the question takes the form, "What is the range of Intelligence Quotient in your Orthogenic Backward Classes?" or "With how low an Intelligence Quotient do you permit children to enter the Orthogenic Backward Classes and what is the upper limit ?''